• A. SIVASAKTHI
• Dr. J. JOHNSI

The problem of white discharge is common among women belong to downtrodden society, where sexual and reproductive hygiene is not maintained. In the present study 778 young married women were selected from Killai Block of Chidambaram Taluk. Interview schedule was the instrument used for data collection and universal sampling procedure was adopted for data collection. The patterns, differentials and determinants of white discharge problems were studied using percentages, chi-square test of significance and multi-logistic regression technique. A higher percentage of schedule caste women suffered from white discharge problems than non-scheduled caste women. Among the white discharge problems discharge with bad dour, itching or irritation, white discharge with fever, severe lower abdominal pain are the reported ones. Differentials showed that In the case of scheduled caste the percentage of women suffered by white discharge problems varied insignificantly by husband’s occupation (p<0.05) but did not turn out to be significant in the case of respondents occupation, husbands monthly income, use of family planning methods and number of pregnancies. Regarding determinants of white discharge problems , among total sample women young married women from non-scheduled caste reported lower magnitude of white discharge problems than schedule caste women (p<0.10). On the basis of the above findings some of the policy implications were also made.

White discharge, discharge with bad dour, itching or irritation, white discharge with fever, Patterns, Differentials, Determinants.

"DETERMINANTS OF WHITE DISCHARGE PROBLEMS AMONG YOUNG MARRIED WOMEN", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 4, page no.346-357, April-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2104048.pdf

"DETERMINANTS OF WHITE DISCHARGE PROBLEMS AMONG YOUNG MARRIED WOMEN", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 4, page no. pp346-357, April-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2104048.pdf